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Burnham careful before Zelensky meeting but promises Ukraine won't leave 'empty handed'
The UK's prime minister meets with Volodymyr Zelensky after a rocky week for the Ukraine president.
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What we know about the Pope's lung cancer diagnosis
The Pope is recovering in hospital after a successful surgery to remove part of his right lung.
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Wilcox the target again in another damaging Man Utd falling-out
Lisandro Martinez's explosive comments after Manchester United's Champions League defeat by Atletico Madrid turn the spotlight back on director of football Jason Wilcox.
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‘Nana Patekar took Rs 1 more than Bachchan to work with him,’ recalls ‘Drishyam 3’ actor
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Sally Rooney books withdrawn in UK over Palestine Action support
The Irish writer is best known for novels such as Normal People, Intermezzo and Conversations With Friends.
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Fifa to offer extra £2.6bn for football development
Fifa is set to propose a $3.4bn increase in the amount of money it hands out for football development across the world.
Container ship hit by projectile sinks in Strait of Hormuz, Singapore says
All 21 sailors on the Singapore-flagged GFS Pride were evacuated safely after it was hit by an projectile on Tuesday, maritime authorities say.
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Wilcox the target again in another damaging Man Utd falling-out
Lisandro Martinez's explosive comments after Manchester United's Champions League defeat by Atletico Madrid turn the spotlight back on director of football Jason Wilcox.
GB men 'on back foot' after Richardson withdrawal, but women take silver
Great Britain's Joe Truman admits Matt Richardson's withdrawal is "not ideal" as they exit the men's team sprint.
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'Dark day for Lewis' as one fisherman dead and two missing
The alarm was raised after the men's fishing boat failed to return as planned to Lewis.
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Burnham careful before Zelensky meeting but promises Ukraine won't leave 'empty handed'
The UK's prime minister meets with Volodymyr Zelensky after a rocky week for the Ukraine president.
Watkins replaces injured Smithies in England squad
Kallum Watkins is called up as a late replacement to England's Rugby League World Cup squad after Morgan Smithies is forced to withdraw through injury.
Driving test waits fall to two-year low - but still average 20 weeks
Learner drivers in September had to wait an average of 19.7 weeks, or around five months, for a practical test.
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Russell Brand was a 'sexual predator', says prosecution as rape trial begins
The actor and comedian has pleaded not guilty to three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one of indecent assault.
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Germany puts Ukrainian on trial accused of blowing up Nord Stream pipelines
Four years after the attacks, Serhii Kuznetsov appears in court accused of a plot to destroy Russia's gas pipelines to Germany.